High School sports are a very popular thing in high school. There are many memories that go into those games, hours of practices and for the fans you get to see the aftermath of those long practices. The playoff games are the most attended, the most hyped up and the most decorated games of the year. Those are always special, but not as much to the fans to the athletes. There is always those adrenaline rushes and those nerves that make them realize where they are. Everybody loves high school sports.
During the fall the weather has some nice days and a lot of cold days, and possibly snow, during the winter its freezing and most likely snow here in New England, and as for the spring it might start of a little cold for the athletes, but overall it is very good weather. Spring athletes may not be the most recognized athletes, but they have the privilege to have the weather on their side. There are boys and girls track, boy’s baseball, and girl’s softball.
The Norton Lancers boy’s baseball team is one of the best teams in the school. In 2010 they won the state championship, in 2011 they lost to an extremely impressive Medfield 2-1 in a walk off hit in the bottom of the 7th inning, but in 2012 something unusual happened. Norton Lancer’s baseball had an “off year”, ending their season at 10-11. Not very impressive overall but you may have to break it down. Not including the pitcher half of their starters was a junior, but every one of those starters had started at least 1 game the previous season. They started the season off with a record of 2-9, that’s two losses away from their season crashing down and not making playoffs, but then they got their electricity in the bats and gloves, going a very impressive 8-1 at the end and barley making playoffs thanks largely to the help of the team MVP Colin feeny. Now those good juniors from last year now turn into very good seniors, which there will be five (not including pitcher). They are looking for a bounce back year, and a predicted record of 12-8 will be sure to do that.
Then there is the softball team, and like most girl sports at Norton High School they aren’t very good. However they did put up a State Championship banner in 2006. Then again the players on the 2006 roster are long gone now. Now in 2013 they do however have potential, with their captains being on the team since 2011 and they have good young talent for this year and years down the road. A good prediction for the 2013 roster this year would be 8-12; they are missing their best pitcher and top hitter.
Most people have to laugh at the track player, people even say that they are not athletic, but when it comes down to Norton High School sports the Spring Track team is the most underrated team. Norton Spring track went a very impressive 9-0 last year including knocking off a powerhouse Hopkinton team. Going anything worse than 8-1 would be a disappointing season for the boy’s and girl’s track team. The chances of them doing any worse than that is very slim.
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